Prayer for the Day

by Revd Canon David White

8th March 2026 - 3rd Sunday of Lent

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you,
wherever he may send you.
May he guide you through the wilderness,
and protect you through the storm.
May he bring you home rejoicing
at the wonders he has shown you.
May he bring you home rejoicing
once again into our doors. Amen.

This morning prayer of blessing is included in a book entitled “Celtic Daily Prayer”, a book of prayers compiled by the Northumbria Community described on its website as “a dispersed network of people from different backgrounds, streams and edges of the Christian faith”.

The story behind this prayer is that in the 1970s, a man known only as Peter was helping out at the Anglican retreat house, called Marygate House, on Lindisfarne, Holy Island, Northumberland. He was the author of the prayer and it has been used quite extensively since then. It has also been set to music known as ‘Peter’s Song’.

The essence of the prayer is asking that Christ go with us wherever we may be and in whatever we may encounter. Whether storms or dry and barren wilderness the day is entrusted to Christ’s care. It ends with the hope that the comfort of home will be there at the end of the day, and that there will be rejoicing with the return. It’s good to pray this at the start of any or every day for it gives reassurance that no matter what happens God is always with us.